Board Thread:Pokémon Help/@comment-31398341-20171026040947/@comment-31386746-20171216003915

So Araquanid..

Advantages

- Its ability makes it that it is immune to burn, halve fire type attacks and double water type damage

- High special defence makes it survive some super effective special attacking moves.

- Average Movepool

- Great in performing in doubles

- Potential Bulky Wallbreaker

Disadvantages

- Doesn't have any reliable recover so it needs help from a wish passer.

- Low Hp and Average defence making it getting OHKO from Rock and Flying types and takes 1/4 hp from stealth rock damage.

- Its low attack stat. It doesn't have that much choice for a STAB except Liquidation. Its Bug STAB is only there in certain conditions like if the opponent's pokemon resists Water type moves but has a weakness against Bug (Greninja for example). A resisted Liquidation deals more damage than a Non-resisted Leech Life/Lunge.

- Gets walled by Water Absorb mons and Gastrodon unless Araquanid runs toxic.

Would rather rank it C+ too since it needs some team support for it to work. Araquanid may also run Waterium Z to potentially erase the opponent's pokemon from the field (considering if it doesn't resists it). It could also potentially switch in and kill volcarona if it has only setup Quiver dance twice.

+2 252 SpA Volcarona Giga Drain vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Araquanid: 132-156 (38.9 - 46%) -- guaranteed 3HKO